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BUDGETARY PROCESS:SPECIAL BUDGETING PROCEDURES 6109

MISSISSIPPI

Revised 09-01-10

a. Deduct from the gross earned income (wages, salaries or net earnings from self employment), 20% of the total of such amounts or $175, whichever is less. b. Deduct the amount that the sponsor and/or his spouse pays to individuals outside the home who are claimed as dependents for Federal income tax purposes. c. Deduct any amount paid by the sponsor and/or his spouse for child support or alimony to individuals living outside the home. d. Work a trial budget using the standard requirements for the number of individuals living with the sponsor who are claimed by him and/or his spouse as dependents for Federal income tax purposes. e. When this budget results in a deficit, the sponsor has no surplus income to deem to the alien. f. When the budget results in a surplus, add the surplus to the alien's other income, if any, and budget as for any other TANF case. (The deemed amount will be the amount to add to the gross income for the gross need test, and, if eligible on gross, in the 100% test, as in a stepparent situation.) FOR TANF-UP CASE WHEN PWE RECEIVES UB The parent determined to be the principal wage earner (PWE) in a TANF-UP case must apply for and accept any unemployment compensation benefits (UB) for which he is eligible. UB are not, however, budgeted as unearned income. Rather, the TANF benefit is calculated without using the PWE's UB. The UB is then subtracted from the benefit amount and the deficit, if any, is paid as the benefit. When the PWE in a TANF-UP case receives UB, the worker will: 1. Test the family's eligibility prospectively using these steps: a. Test the family's total income from all sources against the gross (185%) need standard. If ineligibility is apparent at this step, close or deny the case. b. If there is a "deficit or equal" amount, work a net (100%) test budget using all the income except the UB received by the PWE and allowing appropriate earned